AFM | Wednesday, 9/19/2018 | #15
From the founding era. In 2018 this went out every weekday as a card, not an essay — so there is no narrative to publish here, and none has been invented. What follows is the edition itself, reconstructed from the two spreadsheets that recorded it.
Today is
- National Woman Road Warrior Day
- William Golding
- English author, poet, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1911
- Use a muffin tin to serve all your condiments at a barbecue. Easy serve, easy clean up\!
This day in history
- A Military coup overthrows the elected government in Thailand Forces loyal to General Sonthi Boonyaratglin overthrew the elected government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and dissolved the parliament and the constitution.
- 2006
- Saint Kitts and Nevis gain their Independence from the British Crown The first Europeans set foot on the Island country in the West Indies in the late 15th century during an expedition led by Columbus. In 1713, the control over the islands was passed from the French to the British.
- 1983
- Carl XVI Gustaf succeeds his grandfather King Gustaf VI Adolf as the King of Sweden Sweden is a constitutional monarchy, where the monarch is the ceremonial head of state. In 1980, Swedish law was changed to allow the firstborn of a monarch to become the crown's heir apparent, irrespective of their gender.
- 1973
- The Moscow Armistice ends the Continuation War The peace treaty was signed between the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and Finland. It put an end to the conflict between the USSR and Finland between 1941 and 1944.
- 1944
Born on this day
- Ashot Nadanian — Armenian chess player, coach (1972)
- Trisha Yearwood — American singer-songwriter, actress (1964)
- Brian Epstein — English talent manager (1934)
- Lajos Kossuth — Hungarian journalist, lawyer, politician (1802)
Died on this day
- Orville Redenbacher · American farmer, businessman · 1995 · Italo Calvino · Italian journalist, author · 1985 · Chester Carlson · American physicist, invented Xerography · 1968 · James A. Garfield · American politician, 20th President of the United States · 1881 · Life Hack of the Day
Recorded as a single run in the source sheet; we haven't matched each name to a year.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.— Helen Keller
Riddle of the day
Q. There is a house with four walls. All of the walls are facing south. A bear is circling the house. What color is the bear?
The answer
white — in 2018 you'd have waited until the next morning for this.
Aloha Friday Motivation
· Edition #15 · 9/19/2018 ·